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Child of the River by Irma Joubert

Child of the River: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Child of the River audiobook runs 10.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Sarah Zimmerman (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.7listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Child of the River at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,598 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Child of the River is an audiobook by Irma Joubert: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Zimmerman, released October 18, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.7 hrs
Narrated by
Sarah Zimmerman
Released
October 18, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Coming of Age, Religious Fiction
ISBN
9780718092184

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Child of the River audiobook?

Child of the River runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.

Is the Child of the River audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Child of the River?

Child of the River is narrated by Sarah Zimmerman.

Is Child of the River worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.